Media 68

1 - 10 april
11 - 20 april
21 - 31 april

21 april

A revolutionary committee is born in the largest Chinese industrial complex, the steel-mills of Anshan.
[China]
Bomb of the Palestinian resistance in the centre of Tel Aviv: very young Palestinians arrested for distributing flyers in Jerusalem.
[Middle East]
All Valdagno responds with a silent march to the siege of the police; the prefect is forced to revoke the prohibition on demonstrations. Many newspapers lay the blame for the clashes on extremist provokers.
[Italy]

22 april

New incidents between the Israeli army and the Jordanian armed forces. Tried in Ramallah the president of the Palestinian students.
[Middle East]
The USSR proposes Warsaw as the site for the preliminary North Vietnamese peace contacts.
[Vietnam]

23 april

Surrounded in Venezuela by the army the Guerrilla forces of Luben Petkov.
[Venezuela]
Offensive in Vietnam of the forces of the NLF against the base of the South Vietnamese army in Saigon.
[Vietnam]
The workers Commissions indicate for the 30 a day of protest throughout Spain.
[Spain ]
The English Parliament approves with a majority the draft bill against racial discrimination.
[Great Britain]

24 april

Attack with steel weapons of the North Vietnamese against hill 881, American outpost of the besieged base of Khe-Sanh.
[Vietnam]
During the night the Fascists attack the occupied university of Parma, but they are repelled; immediately afterwards the police orders the evacuation. The trade union headquarters responds with a general strike of solidarity; the university is reoccupied in the evening.
[Italy]
Yugoslavia announces that it will not participate in the International Communist Conference in Moscow.
[Jugoslavia]

25 april

Massacres of the civilian population of Biafra by the Nigerian troops.
[Africa]
The Beatles refuse to play in front of queen Elizabeth in a show for the British Olympic Appeal Fund. "We don't do charity", explains Ringo Starr.
[Great Britain]
In Spain the Comisiones obreras prepare for 1 May.
[Spain]
Australian and New Zealand demonstrators interrupt in London a celebration of the battle of Gallipoli (1915) in protest against the participation of their countries in the Vietnam expeditionary force.
[Great Britain]
In the USA the students occupy the universities of Columbia in New York and that of Boston, against racial discrimination.
[United States]

26 april

The Town Council of Valdagno resigns in protest against the lack of release of those arrested on the 19th.
[Italy]
Strike of 2 million American students against racism and the war.
[United States]
Strong racial tension in England; after a speech of the racist leader Enoch Powell ("I see rivers of blood flow in a not too distant future") some sectors of workers go on strike against the presence of immigrant workers.
[Great Britain]
Failed attack in Algeria against the president of the republic, colonnel Boumedienne.
[Algeria]
In China Chu En Lai accuses "the partisans of Liu Shao-chi" of sabotaging industrial production.
[China]
The German painter, photographer, graphic artist and advertising agent John Heartfield dies at 77 years of age; he belonged to the Dada movement and used photography above all in political satire (famous his anti-Nazi and pacifist photomontages).
[West Germany]

27 april

Clashes at the University of Peking between students of opposing factions.
[China]
Demonstrations of English dockers against coloured immigrants.
[Great Britain]
Helder Camara, bishop of Recife, author of the theology of liberation in Brazil, commemorates in Paris, in front of the students, Che Guevara.
[Brazil]
A demonstration of university and high-school students attacked without warning by the police in front of the Palace of Justice in piazza Cavour: the charge is vicious, 6 the arrests, 160 the detained.
[Italy]
The rector of Columbia University (New York) orders the evacuation of the buildings occupied; on 24th the black students had occupied Hamilton Hall, the main building of the university, followed by the whites.
[United States]

28 april

In Prague thousands of students demonstrate against the war in Vietnam, in front of the American embassy.
[Cecoslvacchia]
130 injured in Tokyo during clashes between police and students who are demonstrating against the war in Vietnam.
[Japan]
After 6 months of performances off Broadway, "Hair" makes its debut at the Bitmore Theater of New York. It is the first rock musical to reach the centre of Broadway.
[United States]

29 april

The UN asks Israel to renounce its military parade of 2 May in the occupied territory of Jerusalem. The Israeli government rejects the proposal. Assassinated in Jericho 13 militants of Al Fatah.
[Middle East]
Stormed in Paris by hundreds of activists of the right the permanent exhibition on Vietnam, prepared by the students on strike.
[France]
Lessons blocked in 100 USA universities. Stokely Carmichael and Rap Brown participate in a sit-in in the building of the Columbia university occupied by blacks and rebaptized Malcolm X University. In two hundred thousand in New York against the war in Vietnam.
[United States]

30 april

Inaugurated in Los Angeles, on Sunset Strip, the Kaleidoscope, a multimedial rock arena. Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat and Fever Tree play there.
[United States]
In Venezuela the government resigns.
[Venezuela]
Right wing conspiracy in Brazil to assassinate bishop Camara.Camara.
[Brazil]
North Vietnamese attack on the USA base of Dong-Ha: completely destroyed the electric generator and the defence systems.
[Vietnam]
The police break in to Columbia University and evacuate with extreme violence the occupied buildings; many students injured and bruised.
[United States]

		1 - 10 april 11 - 20 april 21 - 31 april
21 april		A revolutionary committee is born in the largest Chinese industrial complex, the steel-mills of Anshan. [China] Bomb of the Palestinian resistance in the centre of Tel Aviv: very young Palestinians arrested for distributing flyers in Jerusalem. [Middle East] All Valdagno responds with a silent march to the siege of the police; the prefect is forced to revoke the prohibition on demonstrations. Many newspapers lay the blame for the clashes on extremist provokers. [Italy]
22 april		New incidents between the Israeli army and the Jordanian armed forces. Tried in Ramallah the president of the Palestinian students. [Middle East] The USSR proposes Warsaw as the site for the preliminary North Vietnamese peace contacts. [Vietnam]
23 april		Surrounded in Venezuela by the army the Guerrilla forces of Luben Petkov. [Venezuela] Offensive in Vietnam of the forces of the NLF against the base of the South Vietnamese army in Saigon. [Vietnam] The workers Commissions indicate for the 30 a day of protest throughout Spain. [Spain ] The English Parliament approves with a majority the draft bill against racial discrimination. [Great Britain]
24 april		Attack with steel weapons of the North Vietnamese against hill 881, American outpost of the besieged base of Khe-Sanh. [Vietnam] During the night the Fascists attack the occupied university of Parma, but they are repelled; immediately afterwards the police orders the evacuation. The trade union headquarters responds with a general strike of solidarity; the university is reoccupied in the evening. [Italy] Yugoslavia announces that it will not participate in the International Communist Conference in Moscow. [Jugoslavia]
25 april		Massacres of the civilian population of Biafra by the Nigerian troops. [Africa] The Beatles refuse to play in front of queen Elizabeth in a show for the British Olympic Appeal Fund. "We don't do charity", explains Ringo Starr. [Great Britain] In Spain the Comisiones obreras prepare for 1 May. [Spain] Australian and New Zealand demonstrators interrupt in London a celebration of the battle of Gallipoli (1915) in protest against the participation of their countries in the Vietnam expeditionary force. [Great Britain] In the USA the students occupy the universities of Columbia in New York and that of Boston, against racial discrimination. [United States]
26 april		The Town Council of Valdagno resigns in protest against the lack of release of those arrested on the 19th. [Italy] Strike of 2 million American students against racism and the war. [United States] Strong racial tension in England; after a speech of the racist leader Enoch Powell ("I see rivers of blood flow in a not too distant future") some sectors of workers go on strike against the presence of immigrant workers. [Great Britain] Failed attack in Algeria against the president of the republic, colonnel Boumedienne. [Algeria] In China Chu En Lai accuses "the partisans of Liu Shao-chi" of sabotaging industrial production. [China] The German painter, photographer, graphic artist and advertising agent John Heartfield dies at 77 years of age; he belonged to the Dada movement and used photography above all in political satire (famous his anti-Nazi and pacifist photomontages). [West Germany]
27 april		Clashes at the University of Peking between students of opposing factions. [China] Demonstrations of English dockers against coloured immigrants. [Great Britain] Helder Camara, bishop of Recife, author of the theology of liberation in Brazil, commemorates in Paris, in front of the students, Che Guevara. [Brazil] A demonstration of university and high-school students attacked without warning by the police in front of the Palace of Justice in piazza Cavour: the charge is vicious, 6 the arrests, 160 the detained. [Italy] The rector of Columbia University (New York) orders the evacuation of the buildings occupied; on 24th the black students had occupied Hamilton Hall, the main building of the university, followed by the whites. [United States]
28 april		In Prague thousands of students demonstrate against the war in Vietnam, in front of the American embassy. [Cecoslvacchia] 130 injured in Tokyo during clashes between police and students who are demonstrating against the war in Vietnam. [Japan] After 6 months of performances off Broadway, "Hair" makes its debut at the Bitmore Theater of New York. It is the first rock musical to reach the centre of Broadway. [United States]
29 april		The UN asks Israel to renounce its military parade of 2 May in the occupied territory of Jerusalem. The Israeli government rejects the proposal. Assassinated in Jericho 13 militants of Al Fatah. [Middle East] Stormed in Paris by hundreds of activists of the right the permanent exhibition on Vietnam, prepared by the students on strike. [France] Lessons blocked in 100 USA universities. Stokely Carmichael and Rap Brown participate in a sit-in in the building of the Columbia university occupied by blacks and rebaptized Malcolm X University. In two hundred thousand in New York against the war in Vietnam. [United States]
30 april		Inaugurated in Los Angeles, on Sunset Strip, the Kaleidoscope, a multimedial rock arena. Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat and Fever Tree play there. [United States] In Venezuela the government resigns. [Venezuela] Right wing conspiracy in Brazil to assassinate bishop Camara.Camara. [Brazil] North Vietnamese attack on the USA base of Dong-Ha: completely destroyed the electric generator and the defence systems. [Vietnam] The police break in to Columbia University and evacuate with extreme violence the occupied buildings; many students injured and bruised. [United States]